And media reports have pointed to Saudi club Al-Hilal as Messi’s next destination, following the dispute between the player and the Paris Saint-Germain administration.
Messi’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, under a contract with the Kingdom’s Tourism Authority to promote tourism there, was the straw that ended the Argentine chipper’s relationship with the club. French capital, which will be suspended for two weeks.
Messi has been booed by fans in games recently, especially after the Champions League exit, and the team’s performance has declined despite leading the league so far.
Messi signed a contract with Paris in 2021 to join the team for two years, with the possibility of adding a third year to his contract after the agreement between the two parties became impossible, according to analysts.
Despite Messi’s father’s denials, the Saudi offer may be the most suitable depending on his options, sports critic Hadi Al-Madani has said, explaining that it could be the solution ideal given Messi’s advanced age.
Al-Madani has explained, in statements to ‘Sky News Arabia’, that the Saudi League is the only one who can meet Messi’s financial demands.
The sports critic has ruled out the possibility of Messi returning to Barcelona, explaining that the Argentine star’s transfer to Catalonia is not a guaranteed success as it will force the team to do without a number of players and therefore the failure of what Xavi, the coach of the team, achieved during the last season by building a new team and crowning the League.
Al-Madani also warned against repeating the scenario of Cristiano Ronaldo, after his return to Manchester United, because this experience did not succeed, and this is the reason for the collapse of Don’s relationship with the United. United fans, which could be repeated with Messi if his experiment fails and both sides will lose in this deal.
Options available for Messi
Back to Barcelona
It represents the dream of Juan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, but it is difficult to achieve, because the club is suffering from a financial crisis, and is still trying to register the contracts of its players, Jaffe, Araujo, Baldi, Alonso and Sergio Roberto, under the new La Liga rules.
Reports from Spain have indicated that the League will ask Barcelona to cut player salaries by around 200 million euros ($221 million) next season, after exceeding the allowed limit on salary expenditure, a crisis that will weaken the possibility of Messi’s return to Camp Nou. , and make his return an unavoidable and realistic solution.
stay in europe
Messi’s big salary is one of the hurdles that will make it difficult for the star to survive in Europe, as he earns £650,000 a week at Paris Saint-Germain, with a total of £33.8m a year, according to the English newspaper “The Sun”. , and therefore no club in the English Premier League will bear his salary.
American League
The least tempting option for Messi as the Inter Miami administration have floated the idea of including the player but his high salary would stand in the way of his arrival.
The Athletic newspaper reported that a meeting had taken place between the brothers Jorge and Jose Mas, the owners of the club, and David Beckham, who owns a share in the American club, with the father of Messi, because the Argentine star has a home to Miami, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement, despite the club announcing they would be flexible in order to compensate Messi in exchange for him.
The Saudi League is the perfect solution
The Saudi League could be the perfect fit for Messi, after the tempting offer he received of 500 million euros a year ($443 million), according to reports, making him the highest paid of football history.
It has been reported that the Saudi League has selected international stars to join the league, such as Neymar, Pepe, Luka Modric, Kante and Sergio Busquets, which increases the strength of the Saudi League, especially after Cristiano Ronaldo joined. Al-Nassr during the last winter transfers.
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